Tanasee Bald, also called Tennessee Bald, is a mountain near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, on the Haywood/Transylvania border.[2] It is 5561 feet high. It is in the Great Balsam Mountains within the Blue Ridge Mountains, which is part of the Appalachian Mountains
Tanasee Bald | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,561 ft (1,695 m) |
Coordinates | 35°17′30″N 82°55′03″W / 35.29177°N 82.91763°W |
Geography | |
Location | Haywood / Transylvania counties, North Carolina, U.S. |
Parent range | Great Balsam Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Sam Knob |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike[1] |
Tanasee Bald is the southern limit of breeding of the northern saw-whet owl, which is from the boreal forests of Canada.[3]
Cherokee folklore is that Jutaculla (alternative English spelling is Judaculla; Cherokee name is Tsul'kălû'), a slant-eyed giant, lives on top of the bald.[4]